U-24 National Team Results At The 2023 Asian Games: Garuda Squad Lost 0-1 To North Korea

Indonesian U-24 national team. (Photo: Doc.NOC Indonesia)

JAKARTA - The U-24 Indonesian national team had to accept defeat against North Korea on the third matchday of Group F Asian Games 2023. In the match at Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, Jinhua, Sunday, September 24 afternoon WIB, the national team lost 0-1.

Since the beginning, Indra Sjafri's team appeared to have difficulty penetrating the opponent's defense. South Korea, which is at the top of the standings, tried to press but Indonesia's fast game Indonesia also managed to trouble the opponent.

Indonesia finally got a chance in the 23rd minute. North Korean player's mistake in passing allowed the ball to be won by the Red and White squad.

After passing several times, Rumakiek finally got the opportunity. He got a chance to take a curling shot from outside the penalty box but the goalkeeper could anticipate the ball easily.

After that North Korea then appeared again pressing, in the 32nd minute they tried to open a long-range shot. But this time the ball shot narrowly over the goal.

The goal was finally created in the 39th minute by North Korea through the execution of Kim Yusong. The number 16 player scored a goal freely because he was in an unsupervised position.

This 1-0 score lasted until halftime and continued until the second half was over. With a victory over Indonesia, North Korea became the top scorer in Group F with 9 points.

Meanwhile, Indonesia U-24 fell to third place in the standings because it was evicted by Kyrgyzstan who won 4-1 over Chinese Taipei. Thus, Kyrgyzstan finished as runner-up in Group F and was entitled to accompany North Korea to the round of 16.

Meanwhile, Indonesia has to wait for the results of other team matches through the best third-placed route.